A Case of Babesiosis in a Pregnant Patient Treated with Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion
Babesiosis, caused predominantly by Babesia microti, is an emerging health risk in the Northeastern and Midwestern United States. We present a case of a pregnant woman with history of splenectomy diagnosed with babesiosis at 23 5/7 weeks of gestational age refractory to antimicrobial therapy. She un...
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Main Authors: | Baruch Abittan, Aaron Nizam, Michael Oey, Felicia Callan, Lisa Simmonds, Sarah L. Pachtman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9869323 |
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